Our Design

As with every McCarthy Stone Retirement Living development, a community feel is encouraged with communal spaces and a limited number of apartments, so that residents can get to know their neighbours.

Before we begin designing any proposal, our team of architects spend time researching the architecture and character of the local area to ensure a sensitive design that is in keeping with its surroundings. The proposal site sits just outside the Daventry Conservation Area, however given the site’s location at a key gateway to the High Street and Daventry’s rich built heritage, it has been critical to us that we propose a scheme with a character fitting of the local area.

To ensure a design fitting of this location, our proposals have gone through an extensive and evolving design process. As such, a three-storey building is being proposed, with a traditional design of predominately red brick and a pitched roof to remain in-keeping with the surrounding area.

The layout of this development has considered the site’s relationship with neighbouring properties, as well as the amenity and privacy of future residents. As such, the apartments and car parking have been positioned centrally on the site to allow space for attractively landscaped gardens and additional planting. Tree planting will provide amenity to residents as well as screening the development from surrounding properties and the playing fields situated towards the rear.

The layout of the site allows vehicular access from Belmont Road, while a shoppers entrance will provide easy pedestrian access for residents to visit the many businesses, facilities and amenities in Daventry Town Centre.

We have carefully considered our design, to breathe life into the currently vacant and derelict site. Our proposals present an exciting opportunity to bring forward high-quality, low maintenance homes in a vibrant and historic town, whilst providing genuine choice for older people so they can continue to live locally in a home that meets their needs and aspirations in their later years.